Higher Potters Farmhouse

Higher Potters Farmhouse is a late 16th-century farmhouse, with alterations from the mid 17th century and 19th or 20th-century window and roof replacements. It is constructed of rendered stone rubble and cob, with a slate roof that is gabled at the ends, and has end and rear lateral stacks. The original plan was likely a three-room arrangement with a cross or through passage. A stair was inserted at the rear of the passage in the late 17th century.

The farmhouse has an asymmetrical four-window front. A 19th or 20th-century flat-roofed porch with posts stands in front of the front door, which is located to the left of the centre of the front facade. The windows are 19th or 20th-century casements, most of the glazing being missing.

The interior contains unexpectedly rich 16th and 17th-century carpentry and joinery. The hall has richly moulded cross beams and screens at both the lower and higher ends. The upper-end screen features moulded muntins, a moulded head beam, and a doorway to the inner room with a doorframe having a cranked head. The lower-end screen has a cambered door frame. The inner room has a deeply-chamfered cross beam, plastered over, with fragments of a moulded plaster cornice. Both the inner room and hall contain 20th-century fireplaces, likely concealing earlier lintels and jambs. The lower-end room contains a plank and muntin screen to the passage with a cambered doorframe, a hollow-chamfered spine beam with run-out stops, an open fireplace with a chamfered timber lintel. A good circa mid/late 17th century dog-leg stair is located at the rear of the passage. The roof space was not inspected, but the roof timbers are likely of 19th or 20th-century date.